Route · ORD → ABE · 2020–2025 BTS data
Chicago to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), ORD to ABE (Chicago to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton) ranks #3624 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.2%
- On-time
- +1.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 79 min
- Delay when late
- 2,317
- Flights
- #3624 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.9%
Best Month
Oct 2022 94%
Worst Month
Jul 2023 55%
Distance
654 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 61 | 22 | 4 | 1 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2023 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 19 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 62 | 28 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2023 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| May 2023 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Mar 2023 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Nov 2022 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Oct 2022 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Sep 2022 | 87 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Aug 2022 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 0 | MQ |
| Jul 2022 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Jun 2022 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
ORD–ABE seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (90.0%) · weakest: May (75.0%)
Strongest calendar month
February
90.0% on-time · ~40 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
October
~71 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
May
75.0% on-time · ~54 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.9%
27 of 1,421 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
3 of 1,421 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
ORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
ORD on-time profileABE - Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA.
ABE on-time profileCompare the two airports
See ORD and ABE side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare ORD vs ABEOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among ORD departures
From ORD, this corridor sits with 147 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 168 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (10 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 11 below 75%). Destination: Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton · fleet on-time rank #3073 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About ORD to ABE
2,317 tracked flights put the ORD to ABE pairing (Chicago to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton) at a 80.2% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 78.5 minutes on average. Across the 654-mile route and its 4 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.9% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (1,421 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2022 posted the strongest performance at 94% on-time, while Jul 2023 came in at just 55% - a 40-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
On the multi-year calendar, ORD–ABE peaks in February at 90.0% on-time while October carries the heaviest traffic (~71 flights per month) ; the softest month is May at 75.0%, a 15.0-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using ORD–ABE data
ORD–ABE is mid-pack at 80.2% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare ORD and ABE airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. ORD airport
- If your dates flex, February (90.0% on-time) beats May (75.0%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 80.2% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.